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Weather in Sweetwater, Florida

Flowers spill across the islands. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Sweetwater, FL
Saturday, May 16 at 11:55 PM
82
°
Overcast
Feels like
87°
Humidity
74%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
6:35 AM
Sunset
8:00 PM
Sweetwater, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
90°
7p
83°
8p
84°
9p
82°
10p
79°
11p
79°
12a
77°
1a
77°
2a
76°
3a
77°
4a
74°
5a
74°
6a
71°
7a
74°
8a
79°
9a
84°
10a
88°
11a
89°
12p
90°
1p
94°
2p
94°
3p
94°
4p
91°
5p
91°
6p
L 71°H 94°
Sweetwater, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Thunderstorm
    91°74°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Showers
    15%
    86°76°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    36%
    89°75°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    22%
    89°81°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    20%
    87°80°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    21%
    90°80°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    31%
    89°81°
Sweetwater, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
102° · backing 130°
Direction
ESE
102°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 6
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 6 · pk 21 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 130° from the ese.
Sweetwater, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1017.1
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 30.03 inHg
Now
1017.1
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-1.8
mb
24h
-0.4
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10161019
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Sweetwater, FL
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.1 μg/m³
PM 10
7.1 μg/m³
NO₂
1.7 μg/m³
Ozone
90.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.2 Low
Sweetwater, FL
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:11 AM
Sunrise
6:35 AM
Daylight
13h 25m
Sunset
8:00 PM
Civil dusk
12:26 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sweetwater, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:02 AM
Moonset
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Sweetwater, FL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Flowers spill across the islands

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Sweetwater at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: January 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of May 16, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

ZIP codes in Sweetwater

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.